Third State of the Nation Address

PNOY’s SONA

State of the Nation Address (SONA) of the President Benigno Aquino III was on July 23, 2012, Monday. The President delivered his SONA very well. The SONA was very comprehensive and it tackled all aspects of his governance. The SONA includes the things that have been done and what will be done by the president. It also a part report card and part marching orders. However, the thing to do now is not to acclaim the achievements but to consider the challenges. Our journey along the “Tuwid na Daan” which the president told us has been fruitful so far and there are miles to go before we can rest. In the SONA, he failed to mention all what other people would want to hear but we must remember that it would be impossible to cram all solutions to our problems in just one speech. The Scarborough shoal or panatag shoal was also included on the President’s SONA. We must fight for our right because it belongs to our territory. Even though there are some who are not contented on the speech delivered by the President, but still, we know that there is some of our countryman who is happy with what President Benigno Aquino III laid down. In the past SONA of the president, for me, the most realistic speech was the latest, the third SONA.